Jean Beal points out bullet holes in the side of her home to an investigator after a home invasion next door ended in gunfire in Richmond, Calif., Thursday, December 8, 2011. A Richmond man allegedly shot two robbers, one fatally, when they broke into his home. less

Jean Beal points out bullet holes in the side of her home to an investigator after a home invasion next door ended in gunfire in Richmond, Calif., Thursday, December 8, 2011. A Richmond man allegedly shot two ... more

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A car window is shattered by gunfire, and the driveway to this home is marked with yellow evidence chalklines after a home invasion ended in gunfire in Richmond, Calif., Thursday, December 8, 2011. A Richmond man allegedly shot two robbers, one fatally, when they broke into his home. less

A car window is shattered by gunfire, and the driveway to this home is marked with yellow evidence chalklines after a home invasion ended in gunfire in Richmond, Calif., Thursday, December 8, 2011. A Richmond ... more

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The home at 411 S. 35th St. in Richmond, where a home invasion ended in gunfire in Richmond, Calif., Thursday, December 8, 2011. A Richmond man allegedly shot two robbers, one fatally, when they broke into his home. (***police won't confirm that this is actually the house) less

The home at 411 S. 35th St. in Richmond, where a home invasion ended in gunfire in Richmond, Calif., Thursday, December 8, 2011. A Richmond man allegedly shot two robbers, one fatally, when they broke into his ... more

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Richmond man shoots home invaders - 1 dead, 1 hurt

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A Richmond resident opened fire on two men who broke into his home, killing one and wounding another, police said Thursday.

The shooting happened at a home on the 400 block of South 35th Street near Cutting Boulevard, in the flatlands north of Interstate 580, at about 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The resident and several others were inside when a group of men broke into their home, said police Lt. Bisa French.

"Apparently they were attempting a home-invasion robbery, and the victim actually fought back and ended up shooting both these suspects," French said.

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The other suspect was found wounded on the street and was taken to a hospital. His name was not released.

More people are being sought in connection with the case, French said. The resident involved in the shooting was not arrested pending the results of an investigation, police said.

Detectives are trying to determine what led the group to single out the home, French said.

On Thursday, neighbors surveyed the damage to homes and cars pockmarked with bullet holes. Yellow chalk circles marked the spots where bullet casings were found.

Residents of the four-bedroom home where the shooting occurred declined to comment.

A neighbor, Diana Guerrero, 18, said she heard three shots, looked outside, and saw one of the wounded men run to the corner and collapse.

"This block is really not known for something to be going off like that," Guerrero said. "It's a really quiet neighborhood."

Jean Beal, 63, who works the graveyard shift at a group home for boys, said she had been sleeping when the gunfire broke out next door. At least four bullets hit her home.

"When I heard the shooting, I just laid back down," Beal said. "I'm not scared. We've had shooting on the block before. This is the closest it's ever been. I'm just glad it didn't go through the house."